Discipline of Economics, as it is currently studied, is descriptive and
shuns being normative. Hindu Economics, in contrast, is normative. It starts from the fundamental
philosophical questions about human being. It is a holistic view of life. The author reads
through Shrimad Valmiki Ramayan to understand the paradigm of Hindu Economics. The mini-book
is a must-read for all those who are interested in understanding Hinduism
and also for students of economics.

Teacher - Anil Chawla
Venue - Any college / university / institute
Language - English / Hindi
Duration - One day or two days

This is a proposal for a workshop to teach the fundamentals of Hinduism from a scientific perspective.
Anil Chawla moves beyond bhakti movement. He is critical of the illusionism of Shankaracharya.
According to him, Hinduism is truly the world's most practical, down-to-earth, scientific religion.
The workshop is for all those who are keen to understand Hinduism. Organizers / participants need not be Hindu or even persons of Indian origin.
Please feel free to contact for organizing this workshop. Anil Chawla does not charge any fees.

This speech was delivered to political workers and leaders of BJP's Anusoochit Jati
(Schdelued Caste) Morcha in year 2002. It quotes extensively from Hindu
scriptures to prove that the caste system is a bad aberration of the
original varna vyavstha. This is a scholarly speech, which remains relevant
four years after it was delivered and will surely be of interest even decades later.

There is a problem with one of the letters in the Hindi font in pdf file.
"prakruti" always appears as "prakuti". In case you find this irritating, please
download the file in MS WORD format. This will work only if you have Narad font on your system.
Sorry for the inconvenience. If you know how to correct this problem in the pdf file, kindly
let us know.

Samuel Huntington's book about clash of civilizations has aroused
widespread interest. The clash is supposed to be between west and "non-west"
civilizations. This mini-book attempts to understand the diverse currents
that make western civilization - Greek city-states, Christianity, Paganism
and Science.

End of Shivaji's empire began on the day of his coronation. This seems to be a curse that
continues to this day afflicting all parties and organization believing in Hindu / nationalist
ideology. This article in Hindi makes an attempt to analyze some of the mistakes made by Shivaji
in his later years. It is inspired by the famous play Janta Raja.

Astrology is a much-maligned branch of knowledge. It has suffered
due to tall claims of astrologers as well as due to sledgehammer approach
of pseudo-scientists. This mini-book attempts to define the first principles
of astrology in a systematic manner. The author is not an astrologer, but
a philosopher, who would like the mini-book to be read by one and all.

A mini-book that traces the development
of political thought in India from British period to date.
Easy to read unlike history that you might have read at school.
Illustrated to make reading a pleasure.

This alternative to the present Constitution of India was most humbly
presented to the Nation. It was originally published by Akhil Bharatiya
Vidyarthi Parishad. The Draft proposes a new paradigm of governance.
Key features include providing a role to the academic community and
defence services in the governance of the country.

This book is a collection of 26 thought provoking
articles in Hindi. English versions of almost all articles are available
on this website. Paperback edition was published in October 2000.
Internet edition published in 2004.

It is generally presumed that the commonly prevalent system of
Government in ancient India was monarchy and instances of republic were either
exceptions or aberrations. This paper aims to contest this apparent view and
seeks to argue that the system in ancient India was closer to a republic
than a monarchy, though it differed from both in many essential matters.
Printer-friendly pdf format (22 pages)

The above article is an academic one. If you want to have just the
gist of the article, you may download the presentation that the author made on 28 February 2006 at
National Seminar on "History And Philosophy of Indian Science - Recent Trends
And Future Prospects", organized by Cell for Indian Science and Technology
In Sanskrit, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Bombay.

Hinduism has been defined in a number of ways by many thinkers. Here is
an attempt to define Hinduism. Author believes that Hinduism is the most
scientific religion in the world and its true nature needs to be understood.

Devadasis form a part of Indian cultural
history. Yet, the country is ashamed to admit it. Devadasis have been maligned
as prostitutes. A time to change the biased portrayal. For a complete account
of the myth and reality of history and present status of Devadasis, please
download this mini-book.
(248KB, 52 pages)
Printer-friendly pdf format.